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    In this connection it is impossible to ignore the statement by Presi-
dent Eisenhower to the effect that under the threat of a peace treaty with
the GDR he could not take part in the Summit Conference, though what
he called a threat was merely the declaration by the Soviet Government
of its firm resolve to do away with the vestiges of war in Europe and
conclude a peace, and thus to bring the situation-particularly in West
Berlin-in line with the requirements of life and the interests of ensuring
the peace and security of the European nations. How then can the Soviet
Government take part in negotiations under conditions of an actual
threat emanating from the United States Government which declared
that it would continue to violate the USSR borders and that American
aircraft had flown and would continue to fly over the Soviet Union's ter-
ritory? The United States Government has thereby declared its intention
to continue unheard of and unprecedented actions directed against the
sovereignty of the Soviet state which constitutes a sacred and immuta-
ble principle in international relations.
    From all this it follows that for the success of the Conference it is
necessary that the governments of all the powers represented at it pur-
sue an overt and honest policy and solemnly declare that they will not
undertake any actions against one another which amount to violation of
the state sovereignty of the powers. This means that if the United States
Government is really ready to cooperate with (the governments of the
other powers in the interests of maintaining peace and strengthening
confidence between states it must, firstly, condemn the inadmissible
provocative actions of the United States air force with regard to the So-
viet Union and, secondly, refrain from continuing such actions and such
a policy against the USSR in the future. It goes without saying that in this
case the United States Government cannot fail to call to strict account
those who are directly guilty of the deliberate violation by American air-
craft of the state borders of the USSR.
    Until this is done by the United States Government the Soviet Gov-
ernment sees no possibility for productive negotiations with the United
States Government at the Summit Conference. It cannot be among the
participants in negotiations where one of them has made treachery the
basis of his policy with regard to the Soviet Union.
    If under the obtaining conditions the Soviet Government were to
participate in negotiations clearly doomed to failure, it would thereby
become a party to the deception of the nations, which it has no intention
of becoming.
    It stands to reason that if the U.S. Government were to declare that
in future the United States will not violate the state borders of the USSR
with its aircraft, that it deplores the provocative actions undertaken in
the past, and will punish those directly guilty of such actions, which
would assure the Soviet Union equal conditions with other powers, I, as